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Glenroy John Gilbert (born August 31, ) is a Canadian former track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4× metres relay at the Summer Olympics, and head coach of Athletics Canada.

Athletics career

Born in Trinidad & Tobago, Gilbert, his mother, and his five siblings, moved to Canada in

He was a member of the Louisiana State University track and field team, where he won the NCAA 4 × metres relay title in

Gilbert made his major international championships debut at the Summer Olympics, where he was 21st in the Long Jump.

At the Commonwealth Games, Gilbert was eighth in long jump, and reached the semifinal as a member of Canada's 4 × m relay team at the Summer Olympics.

Gilbert won his first medal at the World Championships, when the Canadian 4× m relay team finished in third place.

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At the Commonwealth Games, Gilbert won the gold medal in 4 × m relay and was fifth in m. Gilbert also competed in bobsleigh at Winter Olympics, where he finished fifteenth in two-man bobsled and eleventh in four-man bobsled.

In , Gilbert won a gold medal in m at the Pan-American Games and was a member of gold medal winning Canadian 4 × m relay team at the World Championships.

At the AtlantaOlympics, At the 4× m relay final, the Canadian team beat United States by almost half a second, to establish itself the best relay team in the world.

Gilbert also reached the quarterfinals of the m.

Gilbert and the Canadian team won a gold medal again at the World Championships and at the Goodwill Games. At the World Championships the Canadian team were disqualified in semifinal and Gilbert ended his running career after the Summer Olympics, where the Canadians were eliminated in the semifinal.

Post-athletics career

After his retirement, Gilbert worked for a short time in CBC radio in Ottawa.

He became coach for the Ottawa Lions Track & Field club, coaching sprints and relays. He has worked with Athletics Canada since , primarily as coach of the Canadian men's and women's relay teams.

In July he was named Athletics Canada's permanent head coach; he had earlier been named head coach for the August world track and field championships.

Honours

In he was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame as part of the Summer Olympics 4x relay team.

See also

In Spanish: Glenroy Gilbert para niños